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Both seasons of the show demonstrate that only the wealthy can afford to indulge in extreme emotional displays or cheapen honest ones.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

The Japanese government doesn’t want its currency to cheapen dramatically; that makes it more expensive for Japanese citizens to buy what they need.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Some customers on social media fretted that Anta, a mass-market brand, might cheapen the reputation of Arc’teryx.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Others argued that its inclusion would cheapen the connection to its roots Black and Latino communities in New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024

“No need to cheapen things with coarse language,” Alicia said to Daniel.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

“Chill on the AI it cheapens the brand,” one wrote on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

"If a university is willing to look the other way and not hold faculty accountable for engaging in academically dishonest behavior, it cheapens its mission and the value of its education," Ms Fox said.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023

The election, and subsequent induction, of Scott Rolen to the Baseball Hall of Fame cheapens the Hall for all who came before him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

To make his case, Paul argues that consumers benefit from a popular business tactic in Big Tech called "vertical integration," where a company streamlines and cheapens its operations by owning multiple stages of production.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022

It cheapens everything, doesn’t it, if this man thinks we’re only giving him everything we have on us because we may not have any use for it ten minutes from now.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

As these markets have cheapened, investors may want to look at deeply discounted BDCs and closed-end junk-bond and leveraged-loan funds.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

"It cheapened the film for me," agrees Gemma Haynes, while another fan, Nastassja Loots, says it "looks fake and people can see through it".

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Allegations of a purposefully cheapened offshore yuan as a controlled currency are misguided and ignore key facts, he says, adding that the PBOC’s price guidance has been predominantly to appreciate, not depreciate the yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

And despite playing in an era where individual pitching wins are greatly cheapened, Kershaw has 51 more wins than Koufax.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

He despised the trivialization of higher education, the inflated grades and cheapened diplomas, the half education that so often passed as mass education in my generation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

I won’t spoil how, but it’s emotionally ruinous for the people involved, even if Mr. Laxe stages it with a bit of cheapening suspense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

"The way they do their buffet and their salad bar, it feels like they are cheapening on their quality and have lower standards...They're giving away so much food and you're like 'How?'"

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

On the energy front, motor fuel may be cheapening, but fuel and electricity for home use are still pricey.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024

“You both are cheapening our degrees,” he said Dec. 26 on X. “The damage is getting worse with your lies. You’ve lost our confidence.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

The practice that is called cheapening, or beating down the price, is now nearly obsolete.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza